Embouchure Dysfunction in Air Force Band Brass Musicians.

Unlabelled: Occupational injuries and medical problems in musicians are well described, but relatively less attention has been paid to orofacial and embouchure-related problems in professional brass players. This study addressed embouchure-related problems in Air Force Band members, a population of musicians with an intense practice and performance schedule.

Methods: A survey was developed and distributed via the Air Force Survey Office to 599 active-duty Air Force Band members and 201 Air National Guard members.

Gastrointestinal Disease in Pilots, 2001-2013.

Introduction: The frequency and distribution of gastrointestinal (GI) disease in the population of active duty Air Force pilots is poorly understood, even though GI illness can temporarily or permanently lead to disqualification from flying duties. Better understanding of GI disease within this population could yield considerable operational risk and human performance insight and provide data to use in assessing the effectiveness of current medical standards related to flight training and flying duties.

Methods: A dataset reflecting inpatient and outpatient healthcare visits from 2001 through 2013 was developed and reviewed.

Primary cerebral lymphoma: clinical and aeromedical considerations.

Cancer, and the complications of cancer therapy, can present significant obstacles to the airman wishing to return to flying status. If found to be free of recurrent lymphoma and to be neurologically intact after completion of therapy, applicants can be considered for a time-limited medical certificate, provided that they are otherwise qualified. Long-term follow up of patients must include not only disease-free survival time, but also serial neuropsychometric evaluation and quality-of-life assessments.

Medical waiver experience at U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command, 1992-2003.

Introduction: Strict physical standards are applied to military applicants and service members, but these standards can be waived on a case-by-case basis when a member is felt to be capable of continued service in spite of their infirmity. Knowledge of the waiver experience at the unit or major command (MAJCOM) level could yield important operational risk management insight. The present study examined the waiver experience at Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) from 1992 through 2003.